Mitsubishi Motors ordered to pay 5.5 mil. yen in accident damage

Mitsubishi Motors ordered to pay 5.5 mil. yen in accident damage

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yoko Masuda (R), mother of Shiho Okamoto who was accidentally killed due to a vehicle defect, speaks to reporters following a ruling by the Yokohama District Court that ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to pay 5.5 million yen in damages for its oversight. The accident which killed Okamoto and injured her two sons occurred when a wheel came off a large Mitsubishi truck in Yokohama in 2002. (Kyodo)

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